Comedian Chris Rock gave a glimpse of the provocative humor
he may bring as host of the Oscars ceremony with a tweet about
sports and reality TV celebrity Lamar Odom that drew both scorn
and applause on Friday. "Here's to Lamar Odom on being the first
guy in history to have coke and hookers save his marriage," Rock
tweeted to his 3.5 million Twitter followers, adding "Stay
strong Lamar."

U.S. freeskier Kenworthy comes out as gay: ESPN

U.S. Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy, who won a silver medal at
last year's Sochi Winter Games, came out as gay in a cover story
for ESPN The Magazine published on Thursday, making him the
first openly gay action sports athlete. The 24-year-old
top-ranked freeskier in the world said he knew he was gay since
he was 5 and that family and friends were supportive when he
told them two years ago, according to the article which will hit
newsstands on Oct. 30.

Two more women accuse Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct

Two more women accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual
misconduct on Friday, and their attorney Gloria Allred said she
has been contacted by even more women who are prepared to say
the same. The two women join more than 50 who have come forward
to accuse the veteran television star of sexual misconduct and
assault dating back to the 1960s.

Kevin Costner says his first novel aims for the ages

Oscar-winning director Kevin Costner has turned novelist in
a big way, kicking off with an adventure yarn aimed for the
ages that weighs in at a doorstopping 784 pages. "The Explorers
Guild," which the 60-year-old "Bull Durham" star co-wrote with
Jim Baird, is set against the backdrop of World War One. It
tells of a group of adventurers on a global quest to find a
mythical city.

Batman creator given posthumous Walk of Fame star

The creator of "Batman", comic book artist Bob Kane, has
received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kane
was awarded the 2,562nd star on the famed boulevard on
Wednesday, three days before what would have been his 100th
birthday.